serotine
Definition of serotine
: late especially in developing or flowering
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Origin and Etymology of serotine
Latin serotinus coming late, from sero late — more at soiree
serotine
Definition of serotine
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: a common European brown bat (Eptesicus serotinus)
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Origin and Etymology of serotine
French sérotine, from Latin serotina, feminine of serotinus coming late
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